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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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